DENI GOLDMAN: New England Wildlife Center rescues shelters, too

I’d like to thank the New England Wildlife Center, not only for helping with our local Halloween event, but also, and more importantly, for continuing to be a partner for the work I do as an animal control officer, and for all of the uninterrupted work its agency does alone to protect Massachusetts wildlife.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted Nov. 7, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 7, 2013 at 7:08 AM

Posted Nov. 7, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 7, 2013 at 7:08 AM

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About a week and a half ago I called Dr. Greg Mertz, senior veterinarian at the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth. I inquired about what he (and the NEWC) planned to do with their jack-o’-lanterns following their annual “Walk of a Thousand Faces” Halloween event. I explained that I was holding the first of what I was hoping to be our own little Halloween fundraiser at the Marshfield Animal Shelter, and that I was planning to put up some jack-o’-lanterns here as well. I wondered if the NEWC had any plans for the pumpkins after the weekend event. If not, could we have a few?

Without hesitating, Dr. Mertz replied, “Come down on Monday morning and take what you’d like.”

Well, I did just that, and although our little shelter display paled in comparison to the NEWC’s big annual extravaganza, for us this was an enormous and most generous offer that really made the difference in our Halloween display.

I’ve been working with Dr. Mertz and the other NEWC veterinarians and staff for numerous years, and I was at the NEWC recently with an injured swan. I value my relationship with the NEWC and truly admire how much Dr. Mertz and the other vets do for Massachusetts wildlife.

I’d like to thank Dr. Mertz and the NEWC, not only for helping with our local Halloween event, but also, and more importantly, for continuing to be a partner for the work I do as an animal control officer, and for all of the uninterrupted work its agency does alone to protect Massachusetts wildlife.